Some Small Pieces

This past week there was a lot going on around me at home and at my studio. So rather not painting at all, I grabbed small pieces of time to do a couple of abstracts in pastel..
This one was taken from the most successful spot on an otherwise okay painting. I started with the basic movement of the composition and went from there to other color combos and textural expressions.

While watching TV last week, something with this "A" sort of design caught my eye. So I put it in my sketchbook. While at the Foundry over the weekend, in my studio, with a band blasting "Motown oldies" at an event below, I happily danced this design to paper with moody pastels.


This is a pretty little piece, done from a photo of the violets growing in my bathroom.

Now to frame them...ugggh!